Who appointed Warren Earl Burger?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Warren Earl Burger to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1969.

Was Warren Earl Burger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Warren Earl Burger was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Warren Earl Burger's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Warren Earl Burger 74–3 on June 9, 1969.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1969 / Served to 1986

Warren Earl Burger

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by the Senate 74–3, Warren Earl Burger was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law) in 1931. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 258 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1907–1995
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1969
Confirmed: 74–3
Education: St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline Law) 1931
Succeeded: Earl Warren
Succeeded by: William Hubbs Rehnquist

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1956	District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Harold Montelle Stephens	Eisenhower (R)	Voice vote
1969	Supreme Court succeeded Earl Warren	Nixon (R)	74–3

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law)

LL.B.

1931

Opinions of the Court

Burger delivered 258 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1969 – October Term 1985). Most cited: Scheuer, Administratrix v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al. (13,385 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1986	Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al.	478 U.S. 714 (1986)	839
1986	Arcara, District Attorney of Erie County v. Cloud Books, Inc., Dba Village Book & News Store, et al.	478 U.S. 697 (1986)	341
1986	Bethel School District No. 403 et al. v. Fraser, a Minor, et al.	478 U.S. 675 (1986)	857
1986	Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside	478 U.S. 1 (1986)	1326
1986	United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms v. Galioto	477 U.S. 556 (1986)	–
1986	Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Roy et al.	476 U.S. 693 (1986)	399
1986	Dow Chemical Co. v. United States, by and Through Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency	476 U.S. 227 (1986)	341
1986	California v. Ciraolo	476 U.S. 207 (1986)	1253
1986	Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie et al.	475 U.S. 813 (1986)	705
1986	Nix, Warden v. Whiteside	475 U.S. 157 (1986)	983
1986	Texas v. McCullough	475 U.S. 134 (1986)	534
1986	United States v. Lane et al.	474 U.S. 438 (1986)	1201
1986	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp. et al.	474 U.S. 361 (1986)	444
1985	United States v. Rojas-Contreras	474 U.S. 231 (1985)	177
1985	United States v. Shearer, Individually and as Administratrix for the Estate of Shearer	473 U.S. 52 (1985)	602
1985	Marek et al. v. Chesny, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Chesny	473 U.S. 1 (1985)	923
1985	Estate of Thornton et al. v. Caldor, Inc.	472 U.S. 703 (1985)	222
1985	In Re Snyder	472 U.S. 634 (1985)	385
1985	Hooper et al. v. Bernalillo County Assessor	472 U.S. 612 (1985)	209
1985	McDonald v. Smith	472 U.S. 479 (1985)	449
1985	Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc., et al.	472 U.S. 1 (1985)	229
1985	Tennessee v. Street	471 U.S. 409 (1985)	713
1985	California v. Carney	471 U.S. 386 (1985)	1276
1985	Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians et al.	471 U.S. 195 (1985)	–
1985	Central Intelligence Agency et al. v. Sims et al.	471 U.S. 159 (1985)	503
1985	Ball v. United States	470 U.S. 856 (1985)	1092
1985	United States v. Sharpe et al.	470 U.S. 675 (1985)	2970
1985	United States v. Young	470 U.S. 1 (1985)	4689
1985	National Labor Relations Board v. Action Automotive, Inc.	469 U.S. 490 (1985)	–
1985	United States v. Boyle, Executor of the Estate of Boyle	469 U.S. 241 (1985)	1888
1984	Luce v. United States	469 U.S. 38 (1984)	2427
1984	Irving Independent School District v. Tatro et Ux., Individually and as Next Friends of Tatro, a Minor	468 U.S. 883 (1984)	170
1984	Selective Service System et al. v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group et al.	468 U.S. 841 (1984)	370
1984	Segura et al. v. United States	468 U.S. 796 (1984)	1569
1984	Block, Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Rutherford et al.	468 U.S. 576 (1984)	742
1984	Wasman v. United States	468 U.S. 559 (1984)	595
1984	Hudson v. Palmer	468 U.S. 517 (1984)	8014
1984	Hobby v. United States	468 U.S. 339 (1984)	159
1984	United States v. S. a. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (varig Airlines) et al.	467 U.S. 797 (1984)	1618
1984	Copperweld Corp. et al. v. Independence Tube Corp.	467 U.S. 752 (1984)	1375
1984	Nix, Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary v. Williams	467 U.S. 431 (1984)	3080
1984	Hishon v. King & Spalding	467 U.S. 69 (1984)	5292
1984	Palmore v. Sidoti	466 U.S. 429 (1984)	491
1984	United States v. Arthur Young & Co. et al.	465 U.S. 805 (1984)	411
1984	Lynch, Mayor of Pawtucket, et al. v. Donnelly et al.	465 U.S. 668 (1984)	1263
1984	United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms	465 U.S. 354 (1984)	720
1984	Dickman et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	465 U.S. 330 (1984)	194
1984	Southland Corp. et al. v. Keating et al.	465 U.S. 1 (1984)	1927
1984	Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California, Riverside County	464 U.S. 501 (1984)	1807
1983	Marsh, Nebraska State Treasurer, et al. v. Chambers	463 U.S. 783 (1983)	634
1983	Illinois v. Andreas	463 U.S. 765 (1983)	626
1983	Jones, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, et al. v. Barnes	463 U.S. 745 (1983)	7925
1983	Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha et al.	462 U.S. 919 (1983)	1818
1983	Illinois v. Lafayette	462 U.S. 640 (1983)	1216
1983	Chappell et al. v. Wallace et al.	462 U.S. 296 (1983)	1183
1983	Bankamerica Corp. et al. v. United States	462 U.S. 122 (1983)	–
1983	Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.	461 U.S. 624 (1983)	185
1983	Bob Jones University v. United States	461 U.S. 574 (1983)	803
1983	United States v. Hasting et al.	461 U.S. 499 (1983)	1999
1983	Verlinden Bv v. Central Bank of Nigeria	461 U.S. 480 (1983)	1062
1983	Jim McNeff, Inc. v. Todd et al.	461 U.S. 260 (1983)	181
1983	Morris, Warden v. Slappy	461 U.S. 1 (1983)	1843
1983	Missouri v. Hunter	459 U.S. 359 (1983)	2324
1982	Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris, Texas, et al.	459 U.S. 145 (1982)	–
1982	Burlington Northern Inc. et al. v. United States et al.	459 U.S. 131 (1982)	–
1982	Larkin et al. v. Grendel'S Den, Inc.	459 U.S. 116 (1982)	325
1982	Rendell-Baker et al. v. Kohn et al.	457 U.S. 830 (1982)	1826
1982	Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association et al.	457 U.S. 423 (1982)	3061
1982	Diedrich et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	457 U.S. 191 (1982)	–
1982	Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano et al.	457 U.S. 176 (1982)	374
1982	Zobel et Ux. v. Williams, Commissioner of Revenue of Alaska, et al.	457 U.S. 55 (1982)	462
1982	Rodriguez et al. v. Popular Democratic Party et al.	457 U.S. 1 (1982)	301
1982	Hopper, Corrections Commissioner, et al. v. Evans	456 U.S. 605 (1982)	715
1982	Finnegan et al. v. Leu et al.	456 U.S. 431 (1982)	334
1982	United States v. Macdonald	456 U.S. 1 (1982)	917
1982	United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Co. et al.	455 U.S. 678 (1982)	135
1982	Marine Bank v. Weaver et Ux.	455 U.S. 551 (1982)	331
1982	Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive	455 U.S. 345 (1982)	185
1982	New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al.	455 U.S. 331 (1982)	208
1982	United States v. Lee	455 U.S. 252 (1982)	834
1982	Washington v. Chrisman	455 U.S. 1 (1982)	382
1981	Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.	454 U.S. 290 (1981)	388
1981	CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	453 U.S. 367 (1981)	133
1981	Haig, Secretary of State v. Agee	453 U.S. 280 (1981)	606
1981	Howe v. Smith, Attorney General, et al.	452 U.S. 473 (1981)	–
1981	Connecticut Board of Pardons et al. v. Dumschat et al.	452 U.S. 458 (1981)	728
1981	Little v. Streater	452 U.S. 1 (1981)	419
1981	Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc., et al.	451 U.S. 630 (1981)	882
1981	Estelle, Corrections Director v. Smith	451 U.S. 454 (1981)	2053
1981	Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division et al.	450 U.S. 707 (1981)	1701
1981	H. L. v. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.	450 U.S. 398 (1981)	271
1981	Chandler et al. v. Florida	449 U.S. 560 (1981)	257
1981	Rubin v. United States	449 U.S. 424 (1981)	876
1981	United States v. Cortez et al.	449 U.S. 411 (1981)	5975
1980	United States v. Will et al.	449 U.S. 200 (1980)	518
1980	Richmond Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Virginia et al.	448 U.S. 555 (1980)	1951
1980	Fullilove et al. v. Klutznick, Secretary of Commerce, et al.	448 U.S. 448 (1980)	821
1980	United States v. Raddatz	447 U.S. 667 (1980)	3232
1980	Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Chakrabarty	447 U.S. 303 (1980)	377
1980	United States v. Henry	447 U.S. 264 (1980)	1013
1980	Standefer v. United States	447 U.S. 10 (1980)	693
1980	United States v. California	447 U.S. 1 (1980)	–
1980	Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.	446 U.S. 657 (1980)	112
1980	Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co.	446 U.S. 1 (1980)	1545
1980	United States v. Gillock	445 U.S. 360 (1980)	253
1980	Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.	445 U.S. 326 (1980)	1115
1980	Trammel v. United States	445 U.S. 40 (1980)	1217
1980	Stafford, U.S. Attorney, et al. v. Briggs et al.	444 U.S. 527 (1980)	324
1980	McLain et al. v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc., et al.	444 U.S. 232 (1980)	480
1979	Perrin v. United States	444 U.S. 37 (1979)	1399
1979	Hutchinson v. Proxmire et al.	443 U.S. 111 (1979)	738
1979	Smith, Judge, et al. v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. et al.	443 U.S. 97 (1979)	452
1979	Brown v. Texas	443 U.S. 47 (1979)	2679
1979	Michigan v. Defillippo	443 U.S. 31 (1979)	1685
1979	Mackey, Registrar of Motor Vehicles of Massachusetts v. Montrym	443 U.S. 1 (1979)	746
1979	Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania et al. v. Institutionalized Juveniles et al.	442 U.S. 640 (1979)	–
1979	Parham, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources of Georgia, et al. v. J.r. et al.	442 U.S. 584 (1979)	1078
1979	Helstoski v. Meanor, United States District Judge, et al.	442 U.S. 500 (1979)	426
1979	United States v. Helstoski	442 U.S. 477 (1979)	170
1979	Torres v. Puerto RICO	442 U.S. 465 (1979)	223
1979	Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. et al.	442 U.S. 330 (1979)	990
1979	Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York	442 U.S. 319 (1979)	642
1979	Greenholtz, Chairman, Board of Parole of Nebraska, et al. v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correction Complex et al.	442 U.S. 1 (1979)	3299
1979	Addington v. Texas	441 U.S. 418 (1979)	3004
1979	National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago et al.	440 U.S. 490 (1979)	688
1979	Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.	440 U.S. 257 (1979)	208
1978	Michigan v. Doran	439 U.S. 282 (1978)	640
1978	Bell v. Ohio	438 U.S. 637 (1978)	192
1978	Lockett v. Ohio	438 U.S. 586 (1978)	5026
1978	United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.	438 U.S. 422 (1978)	1267
1978	Swisher, State'S Attorney for Baltimore City, et al. v. Brady et al.	438 U.S. 204 (1978)	180
1978	Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc., et al.	438 U.S. 59 (1978)	1936
1978	United States v. Grayson	438 U.S. 41 (1978)	708
1978	Houchins, Sheriff of the County of Alameda, California v. Kqed, Inc., et al.	438 U.S. 1 (1978)	511
1978	Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill et al.	437 U.S. 153 (1978)	1928
1978	Greene v. Massey, Correctional Superintendent	437 U.S. 19 (1978)	1268
1978	Burks v. United States	437 U.S. 1 (1978)	4912
1978	Pinkus, Dba Rosslyn News Co. et al. v. United States	436 U.S. 293 (1978)	–
1978	Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia	435 U.S. 829 (1978)	585
1978	McDaniel v. Paty et al.	435 U.S. 618 (1978)	299
1978	Holloway et al. v. Arkansas	435 U.S. 475 (1978)	2478
1978	Foley v. Connelie, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.	435 U.S. 291 (1978)	251
1977	United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMann	434 U.S. 192 (1977)	251
1977	Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.	433 U.S. 267 (1977)	1041
1977	United States v. Chadwick et al.	433 U.S. 1 (1977)	2561
1977	Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission	432 U.S. 333 (1977)	4065
1977	E.i. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. et al. v. Collins et al.	432 U.S. 46 (1977)	124
1977	Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York v. Cunningham et al.	431 U.S. 801 (1977)	598
1977	Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States	431 U.S. 666 (1977)	414
1977	Abney et al. v. United States	431 U.S. 651 (1977)	2295
1977	United States v. Washington	431 U.S. 181 (1977)	345
1977	United States v. Wong	431 U.S. 174 (1977)	177
1977	Wooley, Chief of Police of Lebanon, et al. v. Maynard et Ux.	430 U.S. 705 (1977)	1253
1977	United States v. Antelope et al.	430 U.S. 641 (1977)	312
1977	Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union, Afl-Cio	430 U.S. 243 (1977)	595
1977	Piper et al. v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.	430 U.S. 1 (1977)	704
1976	City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.	429 U.S. 167 (1976)	367
1976	Moody v. Daggett	429 U.S. 78 (1976)	1394
1976	South Dakota v. Opperman	428 U.S. 364 (1976)	3445
1976	Nebraska Press Assn. et al. v. Stuart, Judge, et al.	427 U.S. 539 (1976)	1758
1976	North v. Russell et al.	427 U.S. 328 (1976)	144
1976	City of Eastlake et al. v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.	426 U.S. 668 (1976)	310
1976	United States et al. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. et al.	426 U.S. 500 (1976)	–
1976	Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 et al. v. Hortonville Education Assn. et al.	426 U.S. 482 (1976)	493
1976	Cappaert et al. v. United States et al.	426 U.S. 128 (1976)	208
1976	United States v. Orleans et al.	425 U.S. 807 (1976)	979
1976	Hynes et al. v. Mayor and Council of Borough of Oradell et al.	425 U.S. 610 (1976)	440
1976	United States v. Mandujano	425 U.S. 564 (1976)	525
1976	Estelle, Corrections Director v. Williams	425 U.S. 501 (1976)	2305
1976	Beckwith v. United States	425 U.S. 341 (1976)	1005
1976	Geders v. United States	425 U.S. 80 (1976)	1182
1976	Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior v. Delta Mining, Inc., et al.	423 U.S. 403 (1976)	–
1976	National Independent Coal Operators' Association et al. v. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	423 U.S. 388 (1976)	–
1976	Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Weber	423 U.S. 261 (1976)	8787
1975	United States v. Moore et al.	423 U.S. 77 (1975)	–
1975	Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk	422 U.S. 395 (1975)	1345
1975	Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, et al. v. Robertson et al.	422 U.S. 255 (1975)	226
1975	Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.	422 U.S. 49 (1975)	428
1975	Rogers v. United States	422 U.S. 35 (1975)	585
1975	Goldfarb et Ux. v. Virginia State Bar et al.	421 U.S. 773 (1975)	1044
1975	United States v. Park	421 U.S. 658 (1975)	510
1975	Breed, Director, California Youth Authority v. Jones	421 U.S. 519 (1975)	1196
1975	Eastland et al. v. United States Servicemen'S Fund et al.	421 U.S. 491 (1975)	593
1975	United States v. Wilson et al.	421 U.S. 309 (1975)	308
1975	Serfass v. United States	420 U.S. 377 (1975)	1194
1975	Drope v. Missouri	420 U.S. 162 (1975)	2695
1975	United States et al. v. Bisceglia	420 U.S. 141 (1975)	280
1975	Maness v. Meyers, Judge	419 U.S. 449 (1975)	849
1974	Schick v. Reed, Chairman, United States Board of Parole, et al.	419 U.S. 256 (1974)	165
1974	Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.	418 U.S. 717 (1974)	695
1974	United States v. Nixon, President of the United States, et al.	418 U.S. 683 (1974)	4095
1974	Dorszynski v. United States	418 U.S. 424 (1974)	664
1974	Miami Herald Publishing Co., Division of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo	418 U.S. 241 (1974)	685
1974	Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War et al.	418 U.S. 208 (1974)	1370
1974	United States et al. v. Richardson	418 U.S. 166 (1974)	847
1974	Kokoszka v. Belford, Trustee in Bankruptcy	417 U.S. 642 (1974)	610
1974	Jimenez et al. v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	417 U.S. 628 (1974)	343
1974	Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. et al.	416 U.S. 470 (1974)	566
1974	Scheuer, Administratrix v. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio, et al.	416 U.S. 232 (1974)	13385
1974	Lubin v. Panish, Registrar-Recorder of County of Los Angeles	415 U.S. 709 (1974)	530
1974	Davis v. Alaska	415 U.S. 308 (1974)	5953
1974	O'Brien et al. v. Skinner, Sheriff, et al.	414 U.S. 524 (1974)	158
1974	Marshall v. United States	414 U.S. 417 (1974)	293
1973	Roaden v. Kentucky	413 U.S. 496 (1973)	483
1973	Heller v. New York	413 U.S. 483 (1973)	523
1973	Levitt, Comptroller of New York, et al. v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al.	413 U.S. 472 (1973)	152
1973	Norwood et al. v. Harrison et al.	413 U.S. 455 (1973)	299
1973	United States v. Orito	413 U.S. 139 (1973)	281
1973	United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8mm. Film et al. (paladini, Claimant)	413 U.S. 123 (1973)	524
1973	Kaplan v. California	413 U.S. 115 (1973)	274
1973	Paris Adult Theatre I et al. v. Slaton, District Attorney, et al.	413 U.S. 49 (1973)	1264
1973	Miller v. California	413 U.S. 15 (1973)	3038
1973	Gilligan, Governor of Ohio, et al. v. Morgan et al.	413 U.S. 1 (1973)	583
1973	United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al.	412 U.S. 580 (1973)	297
1973	Goldstein et al. v. California	412 U.S. 546 (1973)	302
1973	Strunk, Aka Wagner v. United States	412 U.S. 434 (1973)	675
1973	Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee	412 U.S. 94 (1973)	580
1973	Brown, Secretary of State of California v. Chote	411 U.S. 452 (1973)	112
1973	Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.	411 U.S. 356 (1973)	992
1973	Brown et al. v. United States	411 U.S. 223 (1973)	1232
1973	Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.	411 U.S. 192 (1973)	591
1973	Bronston v. United States	409 U.S. 352 (1973)	480
1972	United States v. Brewster	408 U.S. 501 (1972)	538
1972	Morrissey et al. v. Brewer, Warden, et al.	408 U.S. 471 (1972)	10835
1972	Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Tatum et al.	408 U.S. 1 (1972)	1272
1972	Milton v. Wainwright, Corrections Director	407 U.S. 371 (1972)	824
1972	The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.	407 U.S. 1 (1972)	3455
1972	Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.	406 U.S. 205 (1972)	3250
1972	Cole, State Hospital Superintendent, et al. v. Richardson	405 U.S. 676 (1972)	–
1972	Giglio v. United States	405 U.S. 150 (1972)	7003
1972	Bullock et al. v. Carter et al.	405 U.S. 134 (1972)	1313
1972	Groppi v. Leslie, Sheriff	404 U.S. 496 (1972)	205
1971	Santobello v. New York	404 U.S. 257 (1971)	5257
1971	Reed v. Reed, Administrator	404 U.S. 71 (1971)	1968
1971	Tilton et al. v. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.	403 U.S. 672 (1971)	569
1971	Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.	403 U.S. 602 (1971)	3142
1971	United States v. Harris	403 U.S. 573 (1971)	1806
1971	Gordon et al. v. Lance et al.	403 U.S. 1 (1971)	163
1971	California v. Byers	402 U.S. 424 (1971)	422
1971	Organization for a Better Austin et al. v. Keefe	402 U.S. 415 (1971)	699
1971	California Department of Human Resources Development et al. v. Java et al.	402 U.S. 121 (1971)	267
1971	North Carolina State Board of Education et al. v. Swann et al.	402 U.S. 43 (1971)	250
1971	McDaniel, Superintendent of Schools, et al. v. Barresi et al.	402 U.S. 39 (1971)	122
1971	Davis et al. v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County et al.	402 U.S. 33 (1971)	256
1971	Swann et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.	402 U.S. 1 (1971)	2178
1971	Griggs et al. v. Duke Power Co.	401 U.S. 424 (1971)	3596
1971	Harris v. New York	401 U.S. 222 (1971)	2903
1970	Williams v. Illinois	399 U.S. 235 (1970)	985
1970	Nelson, Warden v. George	399 U.S. 224 (1970)	175
1970	Price v. Georgia	398 U.S. 323 (1970)	784
1970	Chandler, U.S. District Judge v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit	398 U.S. 74 (1970)	201
1970	Dickey v. Florida	398 U.S. 30 (1970)	824
1970	Rowan, Dba American Book Service, et al. v. United States Post Office Department et al.	397 U.S. 728 (1970)	519
1970	Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York	397 U.S. 664 (1970)	1430
1970	Tooahnippah (goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	397 U.S. 598 (1970)	–
1970	Waller v. Florida	397 U.S. 387 (1970)	659
1970	United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.	396 U.S. 491 (1970)	–
1969	First National Bank in Plant City v. Dickinson, Comptroller of Florida, et al.	396 U.S. 122 (1969)	193

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Warren Earl Burger?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Warren Earl Burger to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1969.
Was Warren Earl Burger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Warren Earl Burger was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Warren Earl Burger's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Warren Earl Burger 74–3 on June 9, 1969.
Which court was Warren Earl Burger on?: Warren Earl Burger was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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17 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).